Genius Brands Expands Kartoon Channel! Worldwide’s Global Footprint With Launch of “Kartoon Genius” Branded Blocks Across Latin America, the Middle East & North Africa
March 09 2022 - 9:00AM
Leveraging its strategic investment in Germany’s
Your
Family Entertainment AG (“YFE”) (FRA:RTV), to expand the
Kartoon Channel! global footprint,
Genius
Brands International, Inc. (NASDAQ: GNUS) announced today
the launch of the new
Kartoon Channel! Worldwide
programming block, “
Kartoon Genius,” across Latin
America and the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) region,
reaching 67 countries.
This week, the Kartoon Genius two-hour, Monday - Friday
programming block premieres across the Middle East & North
Africa (MENA) region on the pan-regional linear Pay TV channel
fully dubbed in Arabic and English. On March 7, the programming
block debuted throughout Central & South America on 24/7
linear, offering content in Spanish and English languages.
The Kartoon Genius programming blocks offer first-run original
content on these platforms and deliver positive entertainment for
children and families, underscored by safety and enrichment. Series
on the programming block line-up include Stan Lee’s
Superhero Kindergarten, Llama Llama,
Rainbow Rangers, Warren Buffett’s Secret
Millionaires Club, Thomas Edison’s Secret
Lab, and more.
Managing Director of Kartoon Channel! Worldwide Paul
Robinson, who previously served as Managing Director of
Walt Disney Television International and Senior Vice President
Disney Channel Worldwide, commented: “Positive and uplifting
children’s entertainment is more in demand today than ever. Since
announcing our commitment to launch the Kartoon Channel!
internationally less than three months ago, we are off to a
fantastic start with pan-regional launches within the next two
weeks across The Middle East, North Africa, Central America and
South America on the program platforms through Genius Brands’
investment in YFE. The growth of the Kartoon Channel! over the past
two years in the U.S., headed by Jon Ollwerther, has been
tremendous. Despite the global challenges, children’s entertainment
is timeless and enduring. We are extremely excited about the many
opportunities we have to bring the channel to the rest of the world
and to build it into the preeminent entertainment destination for
kids.”
About Genius Brands InternationalGenius Brands
International, Inc. (Nasdaq: GNUS) is a leading global kids media
company developing, producing, marketing and licensing branded
children’s entertainment properties and consumer products for media
and retail distribution. The Company’s ‘content with a purpose’
portfolio includes Stan Lee’s Superhero Kindergarten, starring
Arnold Schwarzenegger, on Kartoon Channel!; Shaq’s Garage,
starring Shaquille O’Neal on Kartoon Channel!; Rainbow
Rangers on Kartoon Channel! and Netflix; Llama Llama,
starring Jennifer Garner, on Netflix; award-winning toddler
brand Baby Genius; adventure comedy STEM series Thomas
Edison’s Secret Lab; and entrepreneurship series Warren
Buffett’s Secret Millionaires Club. Through licensing agreements
with leading partners, characters from Genius Brands’ IP also
appear on a wide range of consumer products for the worldwide
retail marketplace. The Company’s Kartoon Channel! and Kartoon
Classroom! are available in over 100 million U.S. television
households via a broad range of distribution platforms, including
Comcast, Cox, DISH, Sling TV, Amazon Prime, Amazon
Fire, Apple TV, Apple iOS, Android TV, Android Mobil,
Google Play, Xumo, Roku, Tubi, YouTube,
KartoonChannel.com, Samsung Smart TVs and LG TVs. For additional
information, please visit www.gnusbrands.com.
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regarding intent, belief, or current expectations, are
forward-looking statements. While the Company believes these
forward-looking statements are reasonable, undue reliance should
not be placed on any such forward-looking statements, which are
based on information available to us on the date of this release.
These forward looking statements are based upon current estimates
and assumptions and are subject to various risks and uncertainties,
including without limitation, our ability to generate revenue or
achieve profitability; our ability to obtain additional financing
on acceptable terms, if at all; the potential issuance of a
significant number of shares, which will dilute our equity holders;
fluctuations in the results of our operations from period to
period; general economic and financial conditions; our ability to
anticipate changes in popular culture, media and movies, fashion
and technology; competitive pressure from other distributors of
content and within the retail market; our reliance on and
relationships with third-party production and animation studios;
our ability to market and advertise our products; our reliance on
third-parties to promote our products; our ability to keep pace
with technological advances; our ability to protect our
intellectual property and those other risk factors set forth in the
“Risk Factors” section of the Company’s most recent Annual Report
on Form 10-K and in the Company's subsequent filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). Thus, actual
results could be materially different. The Company expressly
disclaims any obligation to update or alter statements whether as a
result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as
required by law.
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